"The game plan is he's going to play two games (in Grand
Rapids)" Nill said. "He'll play tonight and tomorrow night and come back
Sunday. He won't play Sunday. That would be three games in three nights."

That means the earliest Colaiacovo would be back in the Red Wings' lineup is Monday vs. Colorado.

Franzen's outlook could have an impact on what the Red Wings
do before next week's trade deadline.

The trade deadline is Wednesday and the Red Wings' injury
situation could play a factor in how active they are on the trade front.

"We come to work every day trying to get better," Nill said.
"We're going to be open to seeing what's available. We're not going to give up
a bunch of assets unless we think it's for something that's going to add to our
team.

"It's been a tough year because we've never really had our
full team. We're starting to slowly get to that point. Once we get healthy, we'll know more. We're
just going to watch the team over the next few games as we get close to the deadline
and see what's available."